Leichhardt Tram Depot
| Leichhardt Tram Depot | |
 | |
|---|---|
| Leichhardt Tramway Depot c.1920 | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Main Sydney Tram System |
| Open | 1915 |
| Close | 1937 |
| Operator(s) | New South Wales Tramways |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Depot(s) | Leichhardt Tram Depot |
The Leichhardt Depot opened in mid 1915 as a twelve road storage depot.
Design
As a tram storage depot its design had some unique features such as the roller doors, and ancillary store and workshop buildings plus:[1]
- 12 tracks
- Decorative front parapet
- Brick panelled side walls
- Saw-tooth Roof orientation to south
Operations
It was converted to an operational bus depot in 1937 and continues in use as an operational bus depot.[2]
Demise
The old Tramshed [3] is used as part of the new expanded Leichhardt Bus Depot [4] and northern bays as Sydney Bus Museum. Both the former Cable Stores Building [5] and Traffic Office [6] (also known as the Tram Depot Office) was proposed as part of the cancelled Leichhardt Police Station development.[7]
Gallery
-
Former Traffic Offices proposed as part of new Police Station
-
.jpg)
Former Cable Store proposed as part of new Police Station
-
North Tram Depot Shed housing Sydney Bus Museum
References
- ↑ "Comparative Analysis". City of Sydney.
- ↑ MacCowan, Ian. The Tramways of New South Wales.
- ↑ "SRA Tramshed". environment.nsw.gov.au.
- ↑ A W Edwards. "Leichhardt Bus Depot".
- ↑ "SRA Stores Branch Building". .environment.nsw.gov.au.
- ↑ "Tram Depot Office". .environment.nsw.gov.au.
- ↑ Daily Telegraph. "Shelved carpark kills new Leichhardt police station".
| ||||||||||||||||